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  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers. Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hosts per 1000: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • IP addresses per capita: Number of IPv4 internet address allocated per 1000 residents.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Internet Service Providers: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet.
  • Internet penetration: Penetration.
  • Internet users: Internet users.
  • Internet users > Per 100 people: Internet users (per 100 people). Internet users are people with access to the worldwide network.
  • Internet users per thousand people: Internet users. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
  • Percent using internet: Percentage of individuals using the Internet.
  • Users: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
  • Users > Per capita: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Users per 1000: This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Broadband subscribers per 1000: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
  • Hosts: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Top level domain: Country top level domain.
  • International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP: International Internet bandwidth is the contracted capacity of international connections between countries for transmitting Internet traffic. Per $ GDP figures expressed per 1 trillion $ gross domestic product.
  • Broadband subscribers > Per capita: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • Censorship > Political filtering:
    Indicates whether websites that express views in opposition to those of the current government (mainly on issues of human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements) are censored or blocked. This is determined by accessing websites with provocative or objectionable content in English from within the country in question as well as from a place known to have no filtering regime. The retrieved content is then compared and scanned for discrepancies. Possible differences in blocking behavior across different ISPs is considered, as well as normal connectivity problems. 
     
    Values
     
    “per”, pervasive filtering: A large portion of the targeted content in several categories is blocked.
     
    “sub”, substantial filtering: Either a number of categories are subject to a medium level of filtering or a low level of filtering is carried out across many categories.
     
    “sel”, selective filtering: A small number of specific sites across a few categories are blocked, or filtering that targets a single category or issue is present.
     
    “sus”, suspected filtering: Connectivity abnormalities suggest the presence of filtering, but no conclusive proof of deliberate tampering could be found.
     
    “ne”, no evidence of filtering or blocking. 
     
     “nd”, no data.
     
     
  • Price basket for Internet > US$ per month: Price basket for Internet is calculated based on the cheapest available tariff for accessing the Internet 20 hours a month (10 hours peak and 10 hours off-peak). The basket does not include the telephone line rental but does include telephone usage charges if applicable. Data are compiled in the national currency and converted to U.S. dollars using the annual average exchange rate.
  • Broadband subscribers: Broadband subscribers are the total number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technologies. Reporting countries may have different definitions of broadband, so data are not strictly comparable across countries.
  • Internet Service Providers per million: The number of Internet Service Providers within a country. An ISP is defined as a company that provides access to the Internet. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • IP addresses: Number of IPv4 internet addresses allocated to each country.
  • Broadband access: DSL lines, cable modems etc. total in major countries (Top 30)
  • TLD: This entry includes the two-letter codes maintained by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in the ISO 3166 Alpha-2 list and used by the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) to establish country-coded top-level domains (ccTLDs).
  • Livejournal users: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004)
  • Secure Internet servers: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Communication technology patents: Electric communication technique patents 1998-2000 per million population.
  • Secure servers: Number of secure servers per 100000 population (2002).
  • Internet charges: Cost of Internet access for 40 hours at evening times at discounted rates, September 2002.
  • Secure Internet servers > Per capita: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Web sites: Websites per 1000 population.
  • Livejournal users per million: Number of users with LiveJournal accounts (Dec 2004). Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Linux web servers: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001
  • Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people: Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people). Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions.
  • Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people: Fixed broadband Internet subscribers (per 100 people). Fixed broadband Internet subscribers are the number of broadband subscribers with a digital subscriber line, cable modem, or other high-speed technology.
  • Government Broadband Index: The Government Broadband Index ranks various countries' undertakings to provide a broad coverage of speedy internet. It does not measure the current state of broadband availability or speed. The index is calculated by the Economist Intelligence Unit.
  • Linux web servers per million: Total usage of Linux servers by country as of Jan 2001. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • ISP per million: . Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
  • Hosts > Per capita: This entry lists the number of Internet hosts available within a country. An Internet host is a computer connected directly to the Internet; normally an Internet Service Provider's (ISP) computer is a host. Internet users may use either a hard-wired terminal, at an institution with a mainframe computer connected directly to the Internet, or may connect remotely by way of a modem via telephone line, cable, or satellite to the Internet Service Provider's host computer. The number of hosts is one indicator of the extent of Internet connectivity. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • IP addresses (share): Share of IPv4 internet addresses allocated per country.
  • ISP > Per capita: Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Secure Internet servers per million: Secure servers are servers using encryption technology in Internet transactions. Figures expressed per million population for the same year.
STAT Australia Sweden HISTORY
Fixed broadband Internet subscribers 5.74 million
Ranked 18th. 88% more than Sweden
3.06 million
Ranked 28th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers per 1000 253.18
Ranked 30th.
321.12
Ranked 16th. 27% more than Australia

Hosts per 1000 520.66
Ranked 9th. 34% more than Sweden
388.19
Ranked 13th.

IP addresses per capita 2,160.89
Ranked 14th.
3,336.36
Ranked 3rd. 54% more than Australia
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps 120,000 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
157,636 Mbps
Ranked 8th. 31% more than Australia

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per capita 5,902.9 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 4th.
17,530.71 Mbps per 1 million peop
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

Internet Service Providers 571
Ranked 3rd. 20 times more than Sweden
29
Ranked 39th.
Internet penetration 82.3%
Ranked 25th.
94%
Ranked 4th. 14% more than Australia
Internet users 18.13 million
Ranked 28th. 2 times more than Sweden
8.56 million
Ranked 44th.

Internet users > Per 100 people 82.35
Ranked 24th.
94
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Australia

Internet users per thousand people 814.36
Ranked 26th.
938.39
Ranked 3rd. 15% more than Australia

Percent using internet 82.35%
Ranked 22nd.
94%
Ranked 3rd. 14% more than Australia

Users 11.24 million
Ranked 24th. 61% more than Sweden
7 million
Ranked 31st.

Users > Per capita 550.06 per 1,000 people
Ranked 28th.
775.1 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 41% more than Australia

Users per 1000 534.83
Ranked 29th.
765.19
Ranked 6th. 43% more than Australia

ISP 571
Ranked 2nd. 20 times more than Sweden
29
Ranked 24th.
Broadband subscribers per 1000 103.1
Ranked 31st.
213.85
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Australia

Hosts 11.13 million
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sweden
3.58 million
Ranked 19th.

International Internet bandwidth > Mbps per million 5,883.85 Mbps
Ranked 3rd.
17,527.71 Mbps
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

Top level domain .au .se
International Internet bandwidth > Mbps > Per $ GDP 163.82 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 8th.
450.2 Mbps per $1 trillion of
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Australia

Broadband subscribers > Per capita 103.44 per 1,000 people
Ranked 32nd.
213.98 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Australia

Censorship > Political filtering No evidence of filtering No evidence of filtering
Price basket for Internet > US$ per month 22.82$/month
Ranked 85th. 19% more than Sweden
19.23$/month
Ranked 104th.

Broadband subscribers 2.1 million
Ranked 14th. 9% more than Sweden
1.93 million
Ranked 16th.

Internet Service Providers per million 28.7
Ranked 20th. 9 times more than Sweden
3.24
Ranked 65th.
IP addresses 47.57 million
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Sweden
30.37 million
Ranked 16th.
Broadband access 2.36 million
Ranked 14th. 41% more than Sweden
1.68 million
Ranked 16th.
TLD .au .se
Livejournal users 34,142
Ranked 5th. 12 times more than Sweden
2,961
Ranked 13th.
Secure Internet servers 11,986
Ranked 6th. 3 times more than Sweden
3,676
Ranked 11th.

Communication technology patents 2.3 per 1000000 people
Ranked 14th.
42 per 1000000 people
Ranked 2nd. 18 times more than Australia
Secure servers 24.1 per 100,000 people
Ranked 4th. 72% more than Sweden
14 per 100,000 people
Ranked 9th.
Internet charges $39.00
Ranked 12th.
$44.00
Ranked 9th. 13% more than Australia
Secure Internet servers > Per capita 584.09 per 1 million people
Ranked 12th. 44% more than Sweden
406.38 per 1 million people
Ranked 23th.

Web sites 14.5 per 1,000 people
Ranked 12th.
28 per 1,000 people
Ranked 8th. 93% more than Australia
Livejournal users per million 1,696.29
Ranked 15th. 5 times more than Sweden
329.24
Ranked 43th.
Linux web servers 633
Ranked 6th. 4 times more than Sweden
162
Ranked 13th.
Secure Internet servers > Per 1 million people 1,724.46
Ranked 12th. 14% more than Sweden
1,511.88
Ranked 16th.

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers > Per 100 people 25.06
Ranked 31st.
32.18
Ranked 16th. 28% more than Australia

Government Broadband Index 3.4
Ranked 10th.
4.1
Ranked 4th. 21% more than Australia
Linux web servers per million 32.61
Ranked 6th. 79% more than Sweden
18.21
Ranked 22nd.
ISP per million 29.06
Ranked 2nd. 9 times more than Sweden
3.27
Ranked 47th.
Hosts > Per capita 530.01 per 1,000 people
Ranked 10th. 34% more than Sweden
395.67 per 1,000 people
Ranked 14th.

IP addresses (share) 1.1
Ranked 11th. 57% more than Sweden
0.7
Ranked 16th.
ISP > Per capita 29.07 per 1 million people
Ranked 1st. 9 times more than Sweden
3.27 per 1 million people
Ranked 40th.
Secure Internet servers per million 579.09
Ranked 12th. 43% more than Sweden
404.82
Ranked 22nd.

SOURCES: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database.; International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users ("Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" , International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013); Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013); International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Development Report and database, and World Bank estimates.; Wikipedia: List of countries by number of Internet users (Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012" , Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013). 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Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; OpenNet Initiative (ONI), ONI Data, https://opennet.net/sites/opennet.net/files/ONI_data-20130920.zip; CIA World Factbook, December 2003. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; http://www.iana.org/numbers; Point Topic; LiveJournal; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 3.12; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 5.7; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 6.5; OECD, Communications Outlook 2003, Table 5.6; LiveJournal. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Netcraft Linux server survey; Netcraft (http://www.netcraft.com/) and World Bank population estimates.; Wikipedia: Government Broadband Index (Rankings); Netcraft Linux server survey. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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